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Frederick storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Frederick, MD, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Frederick, MD

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    Severe weather in Frederick by the numbers

    20.0severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    3.6hail days a year
    119storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.50″biggest hail since 2016 (May 15, 2018)
    23tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Frederick sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,126 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 86 hail reports, 1,017 damaging-wind reports and 23 tornado reports. On average that is 20.0 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 66% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 4 hail reports, 113 wind reports and 2 tornado reports around Frederick; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on Jul 28, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Frederick

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 3, 2026Damaging wind1 mi NW · Frederick Co.
    Sep 2, 2026Damaging wind9 mi SE · Frederick Co.
    Aug 27, 2026Damaging wind9 mi SW · Frederick Co.
    Aug 27, 2026Hail 1.00″21 mi W · Jefferson Co.
    Aug 20, 2026Damaging wind12 mi SW · Frederick Co.
    Aug 10, 2026Damaging wind7 mi W · Frederick Co.
    Aug 8, 2026Damaging wind16 mi NE · Carroll Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Damaging wind6 mi NE · Frederick Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Hail 2.00″23 mi W · Jefferson Co.
    Jul 21, 2026Damaging wind17 mi S · Montgomery Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    0397811815716: 9 hail16: 53 damaging wind16: 1 tornado1617: 5 hail17: 91 damaging wind17: 1 tornado1718: 10 hail18: 60 damaging wind18: 1 tornado1819: 15 hail19: 140 damaging wind19: 2 tornado1920: 3 hail20: 112 damaging wind20: 6 tornado2021: 3 hail21: 117 damaging wind21: 3 tornado2122: 8 hail22: 91 damaging wind2223: 14 hail23: 101 damaging wind23: 1 tornado2324: 9 hail24: 49 damaging wind24: 6 tornado2425: 6 hail25: 95 damaging wind2526: 4 hail26: 108 damaging wind26: 2 tornado26
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    Storm season in Frederick

    072144216288Jan: 0JanFeb: 36FebMar: 83MarApr: 59AprMay: 105MayJun: 212JunJul: 288JulAug: 238AugSep: 65SepOct: 14OctNov: 18NovDec: 8Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Frederick

    Frederick averages 3.6 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.50 inches — about the size of a tennis ball — reported 2 miles from the city centre on May 15, 2018. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Frederick

    There have been 23 tornado reports within 25 miles of Frederick since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Nov 2, 2018, 14 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Frederick

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    Questions about storms in Frederick

    Does Frederick get a lot of severe storms?

    Frederick averages 20.0 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Frederick?

    Most severe-weather reports around Frederick come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Frederick?

    2.50 inches (tennis ball size) on May 15, 2018, 2 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Frederick?

    Yes — 23 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Nov 2, 2018.

    How do I get storm alerts for Frederick?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Frederick, MD. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Frederick, MD. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.